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Security

UK cops say arrest of two young hackers disrupted the operations of an infamous hacking group | TechCrunch

U.K. police said on Thursday that the jailing of two hackers has “severely” hampered the activities of the...

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Security

Valve removes Steam game that contained malware | TechCrunch

Valve removed a game from its Steam video game platform and store because it contained malware, according to...

Signage at the Situation Room by Polymarket pop-up bar in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026.
In Brief

Polymarket says hackers stole users’ funds | TechCrunch

Prediction market giant Polymarket confirmed that hackers stole funds from an unspecified number of users after a third-party...

Three teenage boys look at their smartphone screens.
In Brief

FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures | TechCrunch

The FBI is warning that cybercriminals are hacking into the social media accounts of adults and children to...

A Google corporate logo stands at the Google Germany offices on August 31, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Security

Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get code names | TechCrunch

For more than a decade, the cybersecurity industry has been assigning names to different hacking groups. Some of...

Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Security

Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims | TechCrunch

Even in the age of AI-poweredautonomouscyberattacks, the crude, tried and tested hacking techniques of tricking victims into doing...

The Snowflake Inc logo, which represents the American cloud computing-based data company that offers cloud-based storage and analytics services, is being displayed on their pavilion at the Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2024.
In Brief

Hacker pleads guilty to stealing data from more than 165 Snowflake customers | TechCrunch

Connor Moucka, a 26-year-old Canadian citizen, has pled guilty to hacking more than 165 companies, stealing billions of...

The Google Docs application is seen on a portable device in this photo illustration on December 6, 2017.
Security

Someone targeted security researchers using a fake crypto conference as a lure | TechCrunch

If you are a malicious hacker, cybersecurity professionals may very well be the worst people in the world...

A screenshot of the malware-laced video game PirateFI.
In Brief

The FBI is investigating malware hidden inside games hosted on Steam | TechCrunch

The FBI is investigating a hacker suspected of publishing several video games laced with malware on the popular...

Gaming

FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets | TechCrunch

U.S. prosecutors have accused a Florida man of uploading fake video games that contained malware to Steam, the...